title: Gall bladder malignancy: an unusual association.
abstract: Gall bladder malignancy predominantly comprises adenocarcinoma and is found mostly in a late stage whereas primary lymphoma of mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) within the gall bladder is exceedingly rare and has an incidental presentation. We report a case of well differentiated adenocarcinoma with MALT lymphoma of the gall bladder in an 83 year old woman. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a carcinoma and lymphoma occurring simultaneously in the gall bladder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology and Surgery Royal Surrey County Hospital Guildford, UK.
authors.forename: Sona J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Appukutty
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Worthington
authors.forename: Izhar N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Bagwan
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D015653:Cystectomy; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery